Total speculation, but there's a lot of talk about it down here the last couple of days. Tubby signs the 101 recruit about the same time as the talk broke out about Penny. The President of UM comes out and says they are going to wait til the end of the season to evaluate the program. That said, at the end of it all, what are you gonna choose, an old coach that can't recruit or an nba all star that has tapped into the Memphis area ball players and has lots of ties through the AAU who is also a legend in the area? Then there's this - business. Who is gonna sell more tickets, given the question above? I'm liking Penny's chances and think season ticket sales will get a huge shot in the arm if they bring him on, despite the 9.75 m buyout.